Finish Line (Redo) | OBRA at PIR
Doh! This was suppose to post today, not yesterday. Mea culpa. Anyway, I love the very warm tones from the last shots of the day. Nothing better than a late summer sun. Sad to see it go. And so concludes my little photo series of OBRA bike racing at PIR. If you’d like to see [...]
Bank | OBRA at PIR
Here’s Kevin again going for it along the S bank on the west side of the track. That sun flare is real, BTW.
No Division | OBRA at PIR
In racing, there’s only milliseconds between you, another rider, and wipeout. Fortunately, nobody hit this the day I was there.
S Curve | OBRA at PIR
Today I’m starting a 6 days of shooting in a row. Each day is either for a different client or in different location all over Oregon and Washington. When it rains it pours!
Fast Track | OBRA at PIR
I have a very busy week coming up, so not much time for commentary. I like this shot though. A rider ahead of the pack. No crowds cheering her on. Just sole determination to push herself and stay in the lead. A strong metaphor for life in general.
Pacesetter | OBRA at PIR
Kevin (who you might recognize from my wife’s blog post or from Portland Bride & Groom) is the kind of guy that does everything to the max. I respect that. As a chef, he’s incredibly talented and passionate about food. As a cyclist, he likes to push out hard and the lead first few laps, [...]
Warm Up | OBRA at PIR
This is Aaron getting in the zone before the race. He’s a pretty big deal, in case you didn’t know.
Race On | OBRA at PIR
Earlier this week, my buddies Kevin and Aaron invited me out to watch them race at PIR. I’ve seen bicycle races before, but never on an auto race track. The idea is so cool, I just had to go. It was fun to watch and even more fun to shoot. With late summer sun and [...]
Track is Hot | OBRA at PIR
Whole new photo series starts today. Stay tuned for some 2 wheel racin’ action!
Cannon Beach
I love the coast in Oregon. This was shot in January and it looks warm and pleasant as a mid-summer day. Available in the Archive
Fuzzy Dice II – T or C, NM
I think I like this shot better than this one from earlier. It’s leaves up more to the imagination about the back story to this car. It’s more graphic, too. This shot is available in the Archive
Signal
I’ve decided to officially bring back my daily photo blog (Ides of May) as part of this larger blog/site/archive/thing. Most importantly, I’ve imported all the old 400+ photo posts and comments from the ides-of-may.com domain and put them here. I’m also (slowly) uploading high rez versions to my Photoshelter Archive, so if you see something [...]
Mmmm… doughnut
Funny story about this doughnut: I was on assignment for American Airlines in flight magazine, American Way, and part of the assignment was to shoot Voodoo Doughnuts. I was trying to shoot an interior of the downtown location, but it happened to be during Spring Break. The place was totally mobbed and had to wait [...]
Quiet Moments During The Rumble
For the most part, I like Vegas. I think it’s fun for about 48 hours. That’s all you really need. After that, it’s just exhausting. When we returned home, my wife pointed out that Vegas always has a underlying rumble no matter what time of day or where you are. It really hit us when [...]
Cupcake Jones – Portland, OR
It was really great to have my brother and his wife visit us last week. We did a Portland style “staycation” with them and visited all our favorite spots around town including Cupcake Jones. Absolutely beautiful and delicious cupcakes that also make for especially pleasing photo subjects. Now it’s time to get back to work. [...]
Fuzzy Dice – T or C, NM
My brother and his wife are visiting us this week in Portland, so I won’t be working or blogging much photo business posts. I do have a little time to put some Ides of May work. This was shot actually the last time I saw my brother and his wife. All of us went to [...]
Rio Bravo Patio
I’m pretty excited about this picture for a couple reasons. This shot feels like a good 50/50 mix of my architecture work and personal work. It’s not a literal photograph, yet it describes this place so perfectly to me. And I just think in the crumbling brick and rotting wood is so cool looking. It’s [...]
The Face of the Uninsured
This is my dad. No insurance company will give him health insurance. He’s too young for Medicare/Medicaid. I’d pay a little more in taxes to know he’d have the health care he needs.This is my dad. No insurance company will give him health insurance. He’s too young for Medicare/Medicaid. I’d pay a little more in [...]
Float On
“Even if things get heavy, we’ll all float on.” – Modest Mouse“Even if things get heavy, we’ll all float on.” – Modest Mouse
Crooked River Redux
I had a hard drive failure a year or so ago and lost a whole chunk of personal work. Some of the shots were from my first trip to Smith Rock in Eastern Oregon. The high rez of one of my favorites is totally lost forever and only exists on this old post. I’ve gone [...]
